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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-18
PlTH AND POINT.

"A puppy plas with every pup he
meets, but old Dogs hav but fu asso-
ciates. Billings almanac.
"A ring around the moon is said to
be sign of rain. And a ring around
girls finger is also sign of reign.
-Wife-"Am as dear to you, John.
as was before we were married?'
Husband with sigh)-"Yes, good
deal dearer. IN y Sun
you have no idea, )" said the land
lord. show much it costs to run this
hotel" 'Oh, yes, have" replied
Whitegoods; Il paid my bill this morn
ing" Brooklyn Eagle.
"A Connecticut man dropped dead
in store where he had called to pay
bill. The impecunious will read in
this an additional warning to them to
avoid their creditors. Boston Post.
-"Undressed kid is the favorite
material for slippers" says fashion
journal. It may be added that slip
pers are not the favorite material with
the undressed kid!-Living Church.
ITO me there is nae MAR disgust
ing sight, remarks the Ettrick Shep-
herd ethan cretur thinkin' o himself
and the great appearance he is maxim
afore his brother worms. IN Y
| Tribune.
j. "A Rochester woman's pie failed to
have any effect on her husband for
some unaccountable reason, so she
added little poison. That fetched
him, but il. just goes to show how
tough some husbands are. -Phitadet.
phia North american.
The Problem of Life
at is easy to live," the philosophers say,
| five go but the right way about It;
ut Is easy to die" soy the doctors Away,
And those who've not died can not doubt It.
So, living or dying, this rule is quite just:
Let's live while we may and die when we must.
Boston Budget
--"Ah! Mr.. Scriblerous, how are
you? / bought your last book, and
have been reading it. ] can't say I
like it as much as some of your others.
I s'pose you're here at this reception
picking up characterp" Scriblerous-
All! is that you Butterinea By the by,
that last lot Of eggs you sold my board
ing-house mistress were more than half
bad. suppose you're here drumming
up custom. Life.
Here's another Of these stupid
wise men. He says, in medical jour-
nal: Warm baths should be taken be-
fore going to bed" We should hope
so. If the custom Of taking warm
baths after going to bed should como
into vogue we don't know where peo-
pie would sleep. However, it is prob
able that no one but very wise man
ever took baths every night after going
to bed for a long time before learning
how much more convenient it was ia
| 90 to bed first = urdet&.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-18

"A couple Of rascals are swindling
the farmers of Greene County, Pa, in
an ingenious manner. They read the
local newspapers carefully, and when
farmer publishes an estray notice.
No. calls to look at the animal. The
farmer shows the beast, and the fellow
decides it is not his; then he returns
to his partner and describes it minutely
to him. No. 2 goes to the farmer and,
after proving by thorough descrip-
ton that he is the owner of the ami
NAL, says he can not take it away. and
offers to sell it at bargain. The
farmer buys it, and in few days the
rightful owner comes and claims the
animal.-M z Sun.
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Had Watched the Proceedings.

The other day humble constituent
walked into Sioux Falls from his home
in Frozen Man City, which place lieth
beyond Roaring Ridge, on the north
fork of Bitter creek, and over against
Howling Holler, in the land Of Way
back, and after doing some trading at
the stores. buying, among other
things, pair of boots, both of which
proved to be for the same foot, he
came into this Office and left a small
newspaper clipping which read as fol.
lows:
what is that, mother?'
1T is the Legislature, my child"
'What does it do, mothers"
sit repeats acts passed by the last
Legislature, my child. Dak'ota Bell.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-18
LEAVING BLAINE.

The New York "Tribune" Tacklng Away
from tho "Magnetic Candidate" and the
Storms Which He Carries with Him.
Mr.. Whitelaw Ried has taken the
trouble to repeat his crafty denial Of
knowledge of any letter from himself to
Murat Halstead indicating an inten-
ton to abandon Blaine and favoring
Sherman for the Presidency in 1888.
As the public well knows. Mr.. Reid
persists in denying the first story con-
corning this letter which gave the
name of Murat Halstead as the re-
ceiver of the letter, which, according
to corrected account of the affair, was
addressed to Mr.. Halstead's partner,
Richard Smith, of the Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette. Mr.. Halstead made
haste almost with profane heat to deny
that he had received any such letter,
and Mr.. Ried just as promptly declared
that he had not written any such letter
to Mr.. Halstead. But when the cor
rection was made and the name of Mr..
Smith was given as the man to whom
the fatal letter was addressed, did Dea-
con Richard Smith make haste with
curses and oaths to deny all knowledge
of it? Not much. He left Cincinnati
on business OPPORTUNITY to escape be.
ing interviewed.
But Mr.. Reid is not the only one
who is engaged in concealing the
truth about his abandonment Of Blaine,
The Chicago Tribune with its usual
indebtedness in such matters, has
taken a hand in the game. In its dis.
patch purporting to give Mr.. Reid:
official denial of the letter it sought t.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-18
SOMEWHAT PATHETIC.

speeches. Oh SColW8rC hepuDllC8n Leaders
at tho Late Boston banquet and Their
Mnk-and-W Water Complexion.
There was something at once comic
and pathetic in the Republican ban
quet which was served up in Boston.
Distinguished Republicans from out
side the State had been invited, but
with remarkable unanimity they all
declined to attend. This threw the
burden of speechmaking upon Senators
Dawes and Hoar, and they improved it
to most wearisome length. We can
conceive of no more heartless use of q
banquet than to entice several hundred
men to it, and then to turn loose upon
them two such lugubrious orators as
Dawes and Hoar. They both stood up
and said at great length the same
things that they had been saying with
more or less fullness for the past five
or ten years. There was not ray of
freshness or CLEAN of new idea in
either speech from beginning to end.
The quality of Mr.. Dawes speech can
be inferred by the following sample
from his Introductory remarks: 1.-The
atmosphere we are breathing here to-
day is so surcharged with genuine Re-
publicanism that there can be little
need of either tonics or stimulants.
The spirit of the olden time is upon us
again. The cause is again, as of old,
paramount, and the individual subor-
dinate. l congratulate the Republican
party of Massachusetts,, so largely
represented here to-day, upon the har-
mony and earnestness everywhere
manifest-sure precursors of success. -
Mr.. Hoar's speech was in the same
line, as the following familiar passage
will show: .The Democratic party
represents and is controlled by the
opinions and purposes as they are to-
day of the men who twenty years ago
thought rebellion, secession and slavery
were right. and the Republican party
represents and is controlled by the
opinions and purposes as they are to-
day of the men who twenty years ago
thought rebellion, secession and slave
ry were wrong" After an hour or
more Of this kind of oratory, other
brief speeches were made, and then
Mr.. Henry Cabot Lodge, with the late
untoward result in Rhode Island in
mind, quoted with depressing effect:
hold It truth with him who sings,
To one clear harp in divers tones,
That men may rise on stepping stones
OF their dead selves to higher things.
This confession that the party was
dead was received in silence, and Mr..
Lodge went on to explain that it.
death was merely seeming, that it has
suffered disaster chiefly because of the
"petty personal dislike which is shown
towards candidates" Mr.. Lodges
stepping-stone of the party's dead sell
is not high principle, but loyalty to the
candidate. no matter what his charac.
ter. He is going to help the party to
rise to ''higher things by re-electing
Governor Ames next fall, and by wagg-
ing unrelenting war upon all Inde-
pendents and reformers of whatever
name or character.-M. Y Post.
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NEW SEA SERPENT.
An Account Of Mysterious Creature
Seen on tho African Coast.

An Account Of y Mysterious Creature
Seen on tho african Coast.
Count Joachim Pfeil, the German
African explorer; who has just left
Germany as Geyernor-Gcneral of the
Somali country, gives the following
account of mysterious creature seen
OH the coast Of the Ulanga district:
I'VE often saw an animal in the water,
which we first believed to be q serpent
from its movements, and from the fact
that only now and then it appeared on
the surface for a few seconds. Once,
when we shot at it, we were surprised
to see it rise out of the water and
fly away. Afterwards we succeed
ed in obtaining one of the curious
creatures. It was about the size of a
large tame duck, with black plumage
and metallic luster. On its wings We
noticed few very light yellow feath-
ers. The neck was very long and thin,
and ended in a long, pointed beak; at
the edge of which were two rows Of
sharp teeth. At first sight no head
was visible, and the neck appeared
only to end in beak. The whole
body of the bird is under water while
swimming, only the long neck was
seen. If it was frightened It disap-
peared altogether under the water, or
few rapidly away. Another peculiar
itY which we noticed was that when
+, the bird had left the water it lay down
on bush with outstretched wings to
| get dry. The flesh of this creature has
an unpleasant, oily flavor" Pail Null
| Gazette.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-18
LITTLE JIM.

Our little Jim
Was such limb
His mother scarce could manage him.
His eyes were blue
And looked you through,
And seemed to say:
"rll have my way!"
His age was six,
His saucy tricks
But made you smile,
Though all the while
You said: "You limb,
You wicked Jim,
Be quiet, dor
Poor little Jim!
Our eyes are dim
When soft and low we speak Of him.
No elatt'ring shoe
Goes running through
The silent room,
Now wrapped in gloom,
So still he Lies,
With fast-shut eyes,
No need to say,
Alas! to-day:
"You little limb,
You baby Jim,
Be quiet, dor
George r. Siuss, In NJ r Tribune.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-18
PARIS NEWSPAPERS.

Their Circulation, Immense Annual Profit
and Great influence.
It's curious fact that daily news
papers almost suffice for the reading
appetite Of the French public. Com
pared with that Of the news sheets,
the circulation Of the weekly. fort
nightly and monthly periodicals is very
small. France is not great reading
country. Inround numbers the popu-
tation may be set down at 49, 600, 600,
put Of which about 5000, 900 only are
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-18

-''You know Jimmy SaywellP" said
a traveller. Yes ..Well, he's great
poker player "Yes, he has the rep
utation Of being the best in the city.
Lots Of nerve. Never known to back
down before poor hand Eyes. but
! saw him scared nearly to death the
other day at small pair" Indeed.
Who held it?" THE nurse. They were
twins "-Aerchant Traveller.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-18

Household hints: Ink stains on
mahogany furniture will disappear
II treated as follows: Procure car
penter's chisel and gouge out the spots
thus soiled. The holes may be filled
up with putty. To remove stains from
character-inherit fortune of mill
ion dollars.
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How "Young Person" Attempted to Edu-
cate One "Pistol Billy" and why
"Tom" Became an Enthusiastic
Follower OF Fowler.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-18
HENRY l. BIOSSAT, Business Manage
bought two lemonades musingly. and

bought two lemonades musingly, and
appeared to be deep in thought.
''Tom," he said, after while, hand
ing his friend the card, "this youngster
gets on the - avenue car in Brook
lyn at - street. You are clerk in
Fowler & Wells. Do rou understand?
You've seen him there. Better work
him about the first of the month"
Tom nodded and made note of it.
A week ago last Saturday morning.
when the life insurance young man
got on his car he studied the passen-
gers till he noticed young man OPP
posite absorbed in a volume on phren-
ology. His eye lighted, he rose and
crossed over to seat beside the stu
dent.
Studying phrenology?" he asked.
"a little bit, the student answered,
modestly.
Il like it. It's a great study. See
that man across there. Bad forehead.
He'd commit crime, he would. Want
me to read your character?'
II wish you would" said Tom. ct
was Tom.)
He read it. and Tom was duly CRATE
full.
"It's great help to me. I have to
read faces in my business. I'm in the
life insurance business. You ought to
know your character SOS to govern
yourself. That's the first thing
learned-to govern myself" and SO
on.
"Oh, 1 know you," said Tom, sur
prised, looking at the card. 1--WE seen
you at the store. I'm in Fowler &
Wells"
"Oh. yes" said the young person.
Il remember you, now Yes, I've
bought a good many books there"
They had very charming time on
the ferryboat. Just as they reached the
slip Tom said:
1--WE just drawn a prize in our book
drawing. It's Bryant's History of the
United States I've got one copy al
ready, and I'll give you this one if you
really like it. !"
The young person thought he would.
1t wasn't the gift so much as the evil
dence of Toms appreciation. Tom &C
cordingly led the way up Broadway
and turned down side street near the
City Hall. They went up several flights
of stairs to small room on the TOP
floor. On the door was sign:
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-05-18
"FOwLER & WELL
GIFT BOOK ENTERPRISE. "

pElHCeu llSG Oi VdluaDie DOCKS, Diu is
this had nothing to do with phreno.-
ogy the young man did not study it.
Tom got his books AID three ezra
tickets which came wi Ii them Olc of
these entitled him to second chance,
but he generously gave it to the young
person, who drew. His eyes dilated,
for the list of books embraced every
thing from Mother Goose" in full
calf to magnificent editions of all the
authors known. The man in charg, If
the Office kindly permitted a special
drawing, because Tom belonged to the
firm and had influence. The young
person drew.
He drew star ticket, which permit
ted him to try again for higher class
of prizes, but the advance of tritle of
SO cents was necessary to draw on a
star ticket He advanced the SO cents
and drew again.
This time he drew another star tick
ct and put up another so cents. Next
he drew premium ticket, which raised
the value of his prize greatly, but COM
peeled him to double his advance. Tom
was deeply sympathetic, but had no
fears, as he would surely draw a prize,
and then all his money would be re-
turned, the money being put up simply
to represent. he said.
The young person kept on doubling
quite eagerly. When he got to 500,
however, he began to pale. Although
the prize value increased much faster
than the advance, he could not afford
to lose 800 After obviously studying
his own mind, however, he covered it.
He drew another star.
The man at the wheel was really
grieved about it. He never had
seen such a thing happen. He
presumed that the young man had
picked all the stars there were in the
wheel. The next time could not fail
to fetch it.
Half confident that his mention OF
the matter to Fowler & Wells would
result in his being reimbursed, he ad.
vanced $40, the remnant of his salary.
He drew star. He put up his dia-
mond scart-pln. He drew an author s
premium. Then he put up his gold
watch and chain and drew star.
Flushed and fearful he thought Of
going around and borrowing the office
safe. Then he thought of going to
Fowler & Wells. Then he thought
he wished he hadn't come.
'Tm in the life insurance business.
Here is my card. just give it to Fow-
Ter & Wells, will you? I'll call and
see Them" he said. Then he went sad
ly out and the man packed up the
wheel and the sign and the list and he
and Tom disappeared as disappears the
bird that exc was in last years nest.
Somehow BILLY" heard of it. It was
cruel, no doubt but he did it. He tore
a page out of the ''Phrenology, "
pinned the young mans card to it, and
mailed it marked as follows.
"AcQuisit,ueness-Very large.
'Egperience-Nix.
"Advice-Study the books for 1000
years. IN T. Times.
The South western news., 1887-09-14
The Corfader tie Veterans.

On Tuesday m )rning Of the 9th
/ Ut. the Confederate Veterans Of
Terrell and some Of the adjoining
counties, met in Dawson for the
purpose of a perminant organiza>
ton At an early hour they be-
gan to come into the city and at
/ o'cl9ck, the hour for meeting at
the Court hause, there was large
crowd waiting for the signal to
bring them together. When the
Dawson Band commenced playing
the Veterans began to pour in from
all directions. A line was formed
and they marched into the Court
house. After speeches by Capt. r
f Crittenden, Of Shellmau; j w
f Lowrey, j q Parks, j l. James,
NJ II Marshall of Dawson, and 9th
ers, the following resolutions were
read and adopted. Resolved
1st, That the association be
known as the Southwest Georgia
Association Of Veteran Confeder-
ate and State Soldiers.
2nd, We recommend that the
officers OF this association be com,
posed Of a president, three vice
presidents secretary, two assist
ant secretaries and a treasurer
Bird, Asofiicers Of the association
we recommend j w f Lowrey as
prasident, VIM. Kaigler, Henry
Miller and J P Walker as vice
presidents, John A Fulton as Sec
rotary, w X Pilsbury AMI j L
James as assistant secretaries, and
} L Lansiord as treasurer.
4th. We recommend that the
ASSOCIATION meet once every twelve
months at such a place as the pres
dent and vice presidents may rec
onmend, but that at the call of the
president and vice presidents
meeting may be held ottener than
twelve months, if it is found to be
necessary.
The meeting then adjourned un>
til 2 P. NJ, when some unfinished
business was atten lei to and the
balance Of names enrolled. AS it
will be interesting reading to know
who are the members of the South
west Georgia Association of Veter,
an Confederate and State Soldiers,
we give some Of them below and
will continue to publish them until
the whole list shall have been given
to the public.
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Heating Stoves
& Crates at
LID Hatcher & Bros.

We call your attention to the
advertisement of NJ. Kempner, ia
the Farrar building. This is one
Of the largest, and only exclusive
dry goods house in the city, and
Mr.. Kempner is selling goods at
prices to suit the hard times. 1t
will pay you to give him a call bee
fore purchasing.
In noticing the Improvements
around the city. we take pleasure
in mentioning the store Of Mr.. N
B Barnes. Nj. Barnes is one Of
our most enterprising business men
and keeps fine line Of watches,
jewelry and silverware. lie has
recently had his walls papered, hts
floor painted and carpeted, and has
one Of the prettiest stores in the
city.
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L d HATCHER 4 BROS

judge Thoms Simno@s w.s
elected, last Wednesday, Judge Of
tie Supreme Court to fiji the va
eaacy caused by the death o, Judge
Hall. Hon. G w Gustin has been
elected Judge Of the Macon Circuit
to succeed Judge Simmons.
The young negro, All, who es>
capped from the police last week, is
causing some trouble among the
colored population on the suburbs
Of the city. He has broken into
several Of their houses OF late, in
search Of something to eat and they
are on the lookout for him.
in this issue YOU will find the
a lycrtisement Of N q A + Tiff d
Co , Warehousemen Of Albany,
Georgia. This is an old and reiia-
bic firm and to those Of our pat
rons who carry their cotton to Al
bany we would say that they can
not do better than patronize this
house.
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WANTED.

4 suitable maa as snperintcnd-
ant Of the County Farm during
the yeas 1883. Propositions solieii:
ted for consideration by the county
Board at the regular session to be
held on the first Tuesday in Octo-
Der next. VI TURNER
Chm County Board.
II S BELL, Clerk.
Dawson, Ga, Sept. u 1887.
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concord Academy.

\, ns school which was in charge
II pl'' lip Douglas closed last
n 4 y a large crowd was present
!, ny occasion was a pleasant
l, Inc three prizes were offered
n. y !, scholarship was won by Miss
lr No0erts, 2nd for best speech
l''s'er Gussie Roberts and 3rd
M ' composition y Miss Leila
Miss Douglas is very pop"
among both patrons and pu-
s4u Is engaged for the next
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ZEN POINIO
No ram yet.
The top crop is a failure.
Sugar cane crop will be short
For Fresh Groceries go to
w T TALBoT's.
Prof. Bigbee was in the city last
Saturday.
Fresh Bread every day at
W f TALB0T's,
We will give more of the vetc-
rams names next week.
Jugs for sale al Hendricks Drug
store.
Sugar cane. peas and potatoas
are cut short by the drouth.
Tom McGilI has some fine
Georgia cane syrup for sale.
Smith Pickett, of Atlanta, spent
Sunday and Monday in Dawson.
keep always on hand the best
Patent Io"f' v, :, ~,
The cation ESQ? VIII be out by
the frthtoentb Of October.
Fioo Cut Tobacco for s,Ie at
Hendricks Drugstore
I'll, veterans h ;vc orc ,aized and
ere ready to have a reunion next
year.
Miss Tdss.e Overly Of Stewart
County Catered Oo-ie5e mere MO" :
day.
To- Io,,,o h,,l- .;lo ~ o5ost
use 9miohs Porous IlaSter; frict
- 'e"'S' ~-'0' - ''N0'
We learn that the DIwsOn
J
Guards VIII attend the Atlanta
Exposition
A Fresh lot Of choice and Pat
''' ''0' g" Nr5s,
Look out FroI' " igs'liS ll''
~ ~. ,a"a4, :" - ~
''''' MUM
Mr. RNHudson of Gainesville
Is in thp citv with a lot of nne hors
es on sale.
Eo. To,,n vb;sI-ov tyo vaar,
ola for two Dollars per gallon Al
Nehoti'N .
Prof w X Pillsburv left Mon
dav for Americas to resume his
work with the Recorder.
Us tbousands Of cures are tn,
hest advertisement for DR.. Sage,
Catarrh Remedy.
ing several weeks in Kentucky, re-
turned to Dawson Monday
suuOHS COUGH an,
Consumption Cure is sold by US Oh
a. guarantee II o Cpo,rcT p BRos
ton '0'N.'' -''
Hon OBJ Stevens returned from
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TIE Choke D We Male.

&a]iag Of this animal in the
litny News and Advertiser re =
Had' Us Of her career in Dawson
b Terrell county. The first we
Fnember Of the mule, was some
|ne last year. She was first put
P the market by the celebrated
FNs trader, VIM. Hobbs. Being
ne looking animal and appG-
|aay all right, young merchant
our city bought her. as he
'usnt' cheap, giving a gold
|aeh and forty dollars. Next day
was telling his friends what a
0d trade he had made and how
|eap he had bought a fine mule.
feathers fell when he learned
he had the choke down
le' and he soon traded her for a
Alng pony, which was snapped
d bUtt-headed OK. The mule
81 went the rounds and was
ped by nearly every horse ira.
I'm the neighborhood and every
Y 'Ae owner would think he haG
.,, "aanza until some Of his friend.
hello you've got the choke
AEl mule.
,S15LEEPLES3 NIGHTS
@t miserable nv tbo+ ta,r;hle
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Wait for the Wagon

To arrive in few days car load
Of the celebrated Tennessee Wag,
ons. J r MERCER e. CO.
The South western news., 1887-09-14
Can't you See?

| have the largest and best stock
of Spectacles ever brought to this
market. W Y kENDRIck.